Republication as Proof of Actual Malice in a Previous Defamatory Publication: Weaver v. Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.

Authors

Diane M. Pisani

Abstract

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that republication of a defamatory statement made by a defendant may be used to prove actual malice in the initial publication of the defamatory statement.

Weaver v. Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., 926 A.2d 899 (Pa. 2007).

First Page

509

Recommended Citation

Diane M. Pisani, Republication as Proof of Actual Malice in a Previous Defamatory Publication: Weaver v. Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., 46 Duq. L. Rev. 509 (2008).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol46/iss3/6